Michael Washington: RB · Arkansas · #4.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 rushing yards: a share of that little says nothing.
Share of the team's total this season.
Michael Washington
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. The five seasons span three programs and three head coaches: Maurice Linguist, Tony Sanchez and Sam Pittman. On tape: 147 rushing yards and 16 receiving yards against Texas A&M, Week 8, 2025.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 24.0% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 20.9% of his carries. 12 carries for 41 yds vs Auburn; 16 for 147 vs Texas A&M.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
6 of 10 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (60.0%). 9 of the team's 23 inside-the-5 carries (39.1%).
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arkansas | 168 | 1,068 | 6.4 | 8 | 57 |
| 2024 | New Mexico State | 158 | 713 | 4.5 | 8 | 47 |
| 2023 | Buffalo | 90 | 362 | 4.0 | 2 | 49 |
| 2022 | Buffalo | 139 | 606 | 4.4 | 7 | 92 |
| 2021 | Buffalo | 23 | 132 | 5.7 | 1 | 16 |
| Career | 578 | 2,881 | 5.0 | 26 | 92 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arkansas | 28 | 226 | 8.1 | 1 | 35 |
| 2024 | New Mexico State | 9 | 74 | 8.2 | 1 | 25 |
| 2023 | Buffalo | 13 | 35 | 2.7 | 0 | 13 |
| 2022 | Buffalo | 15 | 77 | 5.1 | 1 | 23 |
| 2021 | Buffalo | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 65 | 412 | 6.3 | 3 | 35 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-7vs Alabama A&M | 9 | 79 | 8.8 | 0 | 30 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-14vs Arkansas State | 9 | 116 | 12.9 | 1 | 53 | |
| Wk 3 | L 35-41@ No. 17 Ole Miss | 13 | 65 | 5.0 | 2 | 47 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-32@ Memphis | 15 | 70 | 4.7 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-56vs No. 22 Notre Dame | 15 | 63 | 4.2 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-34@ No. 12 Tennessee | 19 | 131 | 6.9 | 1 | 38 | |
| Wk 8 | L 42-45vs No. 4 Texas A&M | 16 | 147 | 9.2 | 0 | 57 | Season-high 147 yds |
| Wk 9 | L 24-33vs Auburn | 12 | 41 | 3.4 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 10 | L 35-38vs Mississippi State | 19 | 116 | 6.1 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 12 | L 22-23@ LSU | 13 | 85 | 6.5 | 1 | 23 | |
| Wk 13 | L 37-52@ No. 17 Texas | 17 | 105 | 6.2 | 1 | 41 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-31vs Missouri | 11 | 50 | 4.5 | 0 | 11 | |
| Total | 168 | 1068 | 6.4 | 8 | 57 |
Week 3 · 2025
L 35-41
at Ole Miss
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
48%163 carriesFumble rate
2.4%4 of 168 carries · 2 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds6.4 yds/carry on 168 carries · 18% explosive (10+ yds) · 48% success rate.
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
4112% of team targetsCatch rate
68%28 of 41 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
68% catch rate on 41 targets · 12% of the team's targets.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 82.7 | 6.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 91.2 | 5.9 | 1.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 87.3 | 7.1 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 90.7 | 6.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sam Pittman
Pass share
48.8%
381 pass / 400 run
Plays / game
65.1
12 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
417 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
168 carries and 28 catches in 12 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #13 at the position.
The No. 2,494 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the SEC as a senior.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Buffalo, New Mexico State and Arkansas, 2,881 rushing yards — drafted at #53 overall by the Baltimore Colts.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Maurice Linguist, Tony Sanchez, Sam Pittman and Bobby Petrino.
Next stop · NFL
Baltimore ColtsEntering 52nd NFL season
Baltimore ColtsEntering 52nd NFL season
